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US 9,686,384 B2Granted
Electronic device with rotating input unit and method for operating the same
OwnerSukjun Songinventor
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first body having a first display on a first surface of the first body and a second body having a second display on a first surface of the second body and an input unit on a second surface of the second body. The first body and the second body are rotatably coupled with each other.
Claims16
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first body having a first display on a first surface of the first body and a connecting hole formed in a lower part of the first body;
- and formed in a lower part of the first body;
- and
- a second body having a second display on a first surface of the second body, an input unit on a second surface of the second body, and a connecting protrusion formed in an upper part of the second body, wherein the connecting protrusion is inserted through the connecting hole so that the first body and the second body are rotatably coupled with each other on a longitudinal axis of the connecting protrusion, wherein the input unit of the second body includes at least one physical key, and wherein the second surface of the second body is positioned opposite the first surface of the second body, and wherein the first display and the second display seamlessly abut and adjoin each other with no bezel part positioned there between to configure a whole display screen.
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A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- sensing a rotation of at least one of a first body and a second body included in the electronic device, the first body having a first display on a first surface thereof and a connecting hole formed in a lower part of the first body, and the second body having a second display on a first surface thereof, an input unit on a second surface thereof, which is opposite to the first surface of the second body, and a connecting protrusion formed in an upper part of the second body:
- determining whether the input unit is disposed on the same surface as the first display;
- and
- enabling the input unit depending on the determination,
- wherein the input unit of the second body includes at least one physical key, and
- wherein the second surface of the second body is positioned opposite the first surface of the second body, and
- wherein the connecting protrusion is inserted through the connecting hole so that the first body and the second body are rotatably coupled with each other on a longitudinal axis of the connecting protrusion, and wherein the first display and the second display seamlessly abut and adjoin each other with no bezel part positioned there between to configure a whole display screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.